Heel-seat-fitting machine



April 1929. R. F. JOYCE HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed A ril 10, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet April 23, 1929. F, JOYCE 1,709,854

HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed April 10, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 will H l I z I i 1 B I ml a I I A y n l k u.

April 23, 1929. F, o i; 1,709,854

HEEL SEAT FITTING MACHINE Filed April lO, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

- RICHARD r. Joyce, or HAVERHILL, massacniusnrrs, ASSIGNQR r0 UNITED snon MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF IPATERSON, NEW ERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. 1

Application-filed April IQ,\1924. .Seriallilo. 705,672;

This invention relates to the manufacture of shoes and is illustrated herein as. embodied in a heel seat fitting machine arranged to I trim surplus material from the peripheral portions of the heel seats of thesoles of shoes toprepare the shoes for. the attachment of wood heels.

Inpreparing shoes for the attachment of certain types of heels having concave attach-.

ing surfaces, of which wood heels are a wellknown and important example, it is necessary to trim away the peripheral portions of the heel seats of the shoes since heels of this type are attached to shoes in such a manner that the edge of the sole is not visible between the heel and the shoe upper. At the same time, the full thickness of the sole is desirable over the greater part of the heel seat area to give stren th to the shoe and to contribute to the" foundation to which the heel is to be nailed. It is highly desirable that this trimming op eration, which is commonly spoken of as heel seat fitting, be performed with precision and that the extent of the trimming operation conform with a considerable degree of exact-' ness to the configuration of theheel seat surface of the heel to be attached.

It is an object of the presentinvention to .provide a machine which will perform the heel seat fitting'operation with precision and without danger of injury totheshoes operated upon, and which at the same time shall be simple in construction and'easy to operate so that it may be used successfully even by unskilled operators.

With'these objects in view, the herein 'disclosed illustrative machine is provided with a work support arranged to receive a shoe and movable lengthwise of the shoe to present the shoe to a group of rotary cutters arranged upon axes extending lengthwise of the shoe, a pair of the cutters being positioned to operate upon the opposite edges of the heel seat of the,shoe,'while a third cutter operates upon the rear portion of the heel seat. Co-operating with the work support is a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to be operated upon to. support the margmal portion oft-he heel seat of. the sole of the shoe jury. This crease plate is made up of a pluwith the rand crease nEEL-sEAr-nrrrne maoninn.

rality. of sections, each'of which is movable normally to the periphery of the heel seat of a shoeon the support to bring the-sections 1n to and to move them out of en agement of the shoe. fiet'erring still to the. herein disclosed illustrative ar- Irangement, the pair of cutters referred to above as positioned to operate upon opposite edgesof the heel seat of the shoe is arranged to trlm thev opposite edges of the heel seat Wise towards the cutters. These cutters also portion of the sole as the shoe is moved length- ,form the shouldersin the sole against which the breast of the heel is to be positioned, and with this inzview the cutters are formed as non-tapered milling cutters. As the shoe is presented to the cutters, the positions of the cutters Widthwis'e of the shoe are automatically adjusted to cause the cutters to follow the contour of the heel seat of the sole. The

third cutter, 'which is provided to trim the' rear portion of the heel seat of the sole, is illustrated-as a tapered or beveled rotary cutter. Mechanism isprovided by-which the side cutters are withdrawn from the work when the rear'cutter is operating and the rear cutter is withdrawn when the side cutters are operating.

, With the above and other objectsand features in view,'the invention will nowbe described in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fi 1 is a side elevation of the operating parts'of a heel seat fitting machine embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the work support and the rotary cutters of the machine of Fig. 1, as well as certain associated parts; i

work support of the machine, showing also the cutter arrangement;

Fig. 4 is a detail view'partly in longitudimeans for the rear cutter;

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the operation of the side and rear cutters respectivel I Fig. 7illi1strates the mode of operation of the rear cutter;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the 'nal section ofthe mounting of and operating Fig. 8 is a perspective view of mechanism used to control the extent of the trimming operationand Fig. 9 illustrates part of the power'transmission means of the machine.

The illustrated machine is provided with a column 20 having a head 22 upon which is mounted a standard 24 carrying at its upper extremity a forwardly extendin arm 26. A pair of shafts 28, 30 are carrie by arm 26, the rear end of each shaft being mounted in swiveled bearings 32 near the rear end of that arm. A pair of supports 34, which are pivotal at 36 (Figs. 1 and 2) to the forward portion of arm 26, are rovided with bearings 38 for the forward en s of shafts 28, 30. Arm 26 carries at its forward end ayoke 40 provided with a pair of depending portions in which are formed bearings for a shaft 42. Yoke 40 is rigidly secured to thelower end of a vertical shaft 44 (Fig. 4) having a bearing in-the forward end of arm 26 and mounted for both oscillating and endwise movement under the control of a hand lever 46, as will be hereinafter more fully described. Mounted upon the forward extremities of shafts 28, are

a pair of non-tapered,.rotary milling cutters 48 and 50 each having a plurality of successively operating cutting edges (Fig. 3) while a similar but tapered or beveled rotary cutter 52 (Figs. 3 and 4) is. carried by shaft 42, these cutters being arranged to trim the opposite edges and the rear portion respectively of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe which is brought into operative engagement therewith.

Slidably mounted upon the head 22 of the machine is a plate 54 (Figs. 1 and 8) provide ed with a rack 56 meshing with a gear seg ment 58 secured rigidly to a hand lever 60 so that movement of lever 60 back and forth will slide plate 54 rearwardly and forwardly upon the head of the machine. Plate 54 carries a platform 62, which in turn carries a group of brackets 64, each provided with a pair of slideways 68, (Fig. 2) arranged to guide and control the inward and outward movement of crease plate members or sections 72, 74, 76, which are arranged to enter the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon.

Platform 62 also carries a short column 78 (Figs. 2 and 3) having upon its upper end a plate 80 provided with a slideway 82 in which is mounted a block 84 carrying a last pin 86. Pivoted to the forward extremity of block 84is a link 88 which, together with a link 90 pivoted to the forward extremity of plate 80, forms anadj ustable support for a toe rest 92. Also carried by platform 62 and mounted for rotary movement relatively thereto is a disk 93 provided with a hand lever 94 by means of which it may be oscillated or rotated through a small angle. Disk 93 is provided with five cam slots96, each receiving a pin 98 carried by the inner extremity of a plate 100 slidably mountedin way 70. The inner end of each plate 100 is pivoted to the lower extremity of a lever 102 fulcrumed at 104 to the correcarried by last pin 86 and having its toe supported on the toe rest 92.

Cutters 48, 50 are arranged, as shown in Fig. 3, to trim the side portions of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe as the shoe 'upon the work support is moved longitudinally be tween them, crease plate sections 72, 74, 76 protecting the upper of the shoe andat the same time supporting the margin of the heel seat portion of its sole as the cutters operate. In order that the forward extent of the trimming operation may be properly limited, plate 54 is provided with a support 110 (Figs. 1 and 8) for a heel 112, an abutment 114 being provided to restrain the heel from rearward movement. Slidably mounted upon the support 110 is a gage member 1 16 adjustable back and forth by means of a screw 118. The heel which is to be attached to the shoe, or another rand crease of a shoe mounted upon a last heel of the same size and style, is placed upon support 110 with its rear end in contact with abutment engagement with the breast of the heel. A pair of rods 120 are carried by standard 24 with their forward extremities in a position to limit the rearward movement of the work support by engagement with gage member 116, rods 120 and gag-e member 116 thus determining the forward extent of the trimming operation in accordance with the length of the heel'to be attached.

It is also necessary to control the position of cutters 48 and 50 transversely or widthwise of the shoe to be operated on in order to produce the desired contour of the heel seat portion of the sole. )Vith this in View supports 34 each carry at their lower extremity a roll 130 (Figs. 2' and 5) arranged for engagement with one of a pair of cam members 132 carried by crease plate section 7 2, a spring 133 anchored at its ends to a pair of pins 134 carried by the supports 34 holding rolls 130 in engagement with cam members 132.

The action'of cutters 48, 50, if they alone were used, would leave untrimmed a portion at the extreme rear of the heel seat (see Fig. 5), and it is for the purpose of trimming this portion that cutter 52 is provided. As-

114 and gage 116 is adjusted into.

and having a working fit in a hole in lever 46.

In order to facilitate the operation of the machine, means is provided for moving outters'48 and 50 apart widthwise of the shoe when cutter 52 is moved down into operative position and to move cutter 52 upwardly away from the sole of the shoe when cutters 48 and 50- are brought into operative position. For this purpose shaft 44 carries acap 144 connected by a link 146 with a lever 148 to the forward extremity of which lever 46 1s fulcrumed for horizontal swinging movement. Lever 148 is connected at its rear end to a link 150 carried by arm 26 and is thus mounted for vertical swinging movement. Cap-144 is also provided with a pair of lugs 152, to which are pivoted a pairof links 154, these linksbeing pivoted respectively to the supports 34'forward of their pivots 36., This construction forms in effect a toggle so that as lever 46 and cutter 52 are moved downwardly, supports 34 and cutters 48, 50 are moved apart and as lever 46 and cutter 52 are moved upwardly, supports 34 and cutters 48 and 50 are moved toward each other.

Cutters 48, 50 and 52 may be driven by any suitable gearing. As illustrated the shaft 42, upon which cutter 52 is mounted, has secured to it a beveled gear 160 meshing with a bev eled car 162 mounted upon a stub shaft carried y oke 40 and having rigidly secured to it a elt pulley 164 (Fig. 4). Passmg around pulley 164 is a belt 166 driven from any suitable source of power such as a pulley 168, a suitable arrangement of ldlers being provided as shown, for example, at 170 (Fig. 9). Shafts 28 also are provided upon them rear ends with belt pulleys 172 around which passes a belt 174 driven from a belt pulley 176, suitable idlers being used to cause belt 174 to rotate cutter 48 in a clockwise direction and cutter 50 in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 3.

In the operation of the machine, the last carrying the shoe upon which the heel seat fittin operation is to be performed is placed upon ast pin 86 with the toe of the shoe upon toe rest 92 and lever 94 is operated to bring crease plate sections 72, 74, 7 6 into the rand crease of the shoe to support the marginal portion of the heel seat of the sole and to protect the upper of the shoe from possible damage. The heel to be attached to theshoe, or one like it, is placed upon heel support 110, and gage 1l6.is adjusted into engagement with the breast of the heel, as previously described. Then lever is swung rearwardly to move the shoe into operative relation to the cutters. Assuming that cutters 48, 50 have been moved outwardly into inoperative position, when the shoe reaches its rearmost position it will engage cutter 52 which is then in its lowered or operative position. Lever 46 being oscillated once or twice, cutter 52 moves widthwise of the shoe and trims the rear portion of the heel seat. Then lever 46 is moved wardly widthwise of the shoe into engageupwardly, bringing cutters 48 and 50 inment with opposite edge portions of the sole of the shoe, making the breast-cuts, and thus forming the abutments against which the breast of the heelwill bepositioned. Lever 60 is then swung forwardly, bringing the shoe out of the machine and causing cutters 48 and 50 to trim the opposite edges of the heel seat, the cut made by them merging into the cut made by lever 52-on' account of the curvature of cams 132. As an alternative mode of operation, cutters 48 and'50 may be i in their inner oroperative position and cutter 52 in its elevated or inoperative position while the work support is moved rearwardly, cutters 48 and 50 thus trimming the side portionsof the heel seat.. Then when the shoe reaches its rearmost position, lever 46 is moved downwardly to move cutters 48 and 50 outwardly to their inoperative position and tomove cutter 52- downwardly to its opera-.

tive position. A back and forth movement of lever 46 then causes cutter 52 to complete its trimming operation.

,- Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of rotary cutters each having a pluralityof successively acting cutting edges arranged to operate simultaneously upon diftion of the sole of a shoe to trim surplus material therefrom.

2. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having a pair of milling cutters arranged to operate simultaneously one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel portion of a sole to trim surplus material therefrom.

3. A machine for use in the manufacture .ferent parts of the edge of the heel seat por-' I I of shoes having a pair of milling cutters arranged to operate simultaneously upon opposite edges of the heel portion of a sole to trim surplus material therefrom, and a cutterarranged to trim surplusmaterial from the rear portion of the sole.

4. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of rotary cutters arranged to operate simultaneously one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel seatportion of a sole to trim surplus material therefrom, and a rotary cutter arranged to trim surplus materialfrom the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole, each of said rotary cutters having a plurality of cutting edges operating in rapid succession on the sole.

cutters arranged to operate simultaneously upon opposite edges of the heel portion of'a sole to trim surplus material therefrom, and.

. plate members arranged simultaneously to en-\ ter the rand crease of a shoe to support opposite'edges of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, and a pair of rotary cutters having their axes of rotation substantlally 1n the direction of the'length of a shoe engaged by i the crease plates and arranged to trim the edge therefrom,

portions of the heel seat of the sole.

8. A heel seat fitting machine havlng a pair of rotary cutters arranged to operate s1multaneously upon opposite edges'of the heel seat portion of a sole to means for causlng relative movement of the cutters and the solo in the general direction of the length of the sole, and means for controlling the position of the cutters transversely of the sole arran ed to cause the .cutters to follow the contour o the sole during said relative movement.

9. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of opposed cutters arranged to operate simultaneously in opposite directions upon oppos te edges of the heel seat portion of a sole to trim surplus material therefrom, means for causing relative movement of the cutters and the sole in the direction of the length of the sole to cause the cutters to operate progressively upon the edges of the heel seat portion of the sole, and a third cutter arranged to tr1m surplus material from the rear portlon of the heel seat of the sole.

-10. Amachine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pair of cutters arranged to operate one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel seat port on of the sole of a shoe to trim surplus material therefrom,

. means for causing relative movement of the shoe and the cutters in the direction of the length of the shoe to cause the cuttersto operate progressively upon the edges of the heel seat, and means for controlling the position of the cutters transversely of the sole arranged to cause the cutters to follow substantially the contour of the heel seatof the shoe during said relative movement.

11. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe, a pair of cutters arranged to operate one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe engaged by said crease plate, means for causing relative movement of the shoe and the cutters in the direction of the trim surplus material the heel seat of length of the shoe to cause the cutters to operate progressively upon the edges of the heel seat, and means for controlling the position of edge of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe, means for causing relative movement of the cutters and the shoe in the general direction of the length of the shoe to cause the cutters to trim surplus material from the opposite edges of the heel seat portion of the sole of'the shoe, and means for controlling the position of the cutters transversely of the sole of the shoe arranged to cause the cutters to follow the contour of the heel seat of the shoe during said relative movement.

13. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having a pair of rotary cutters arranged to operate one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, means for moving the shoe lengthwise to cause the cutters to operate progressively upon the edges of the heel seat, and a pair of cams for controlling the position of the cutters transversely of the sole arranged to cause the cutters to follow substantially the contour of the heel seat of the sole during said movement of the shoe.

14. A machine for use' in the manufacture of shoes having a Work support and a tapered rotary cutter with its axis of rotation substantially parallel to the heel seat surface of the; v

sole of a shoe upon the support and extending in the general direction of the length of said shoe, said cutter being arranged to trimsurplus material from the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe upon the support.

15. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enterthe rand crease of a shoe, and a tapered rotary cutter having its axis of rotation extending in the gengeneral direction of the length of ashoeengaged by the crease plate, said cutter being arranged to bevel the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe.

16.'A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a Work support, a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe upon the work support to support the edge of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, and a pair of rotary cutters having their axes of rotation substantially in the di-.

hers arranged .to enter the rand. crease of a shoe, a pair of rotary cutters arranged to trim the side the s1 e portions of the heel seat of the'shoe, means for movin the cutters transversely of the shoe to bring them into and out of trimming relation to the sole of the shoe, means for causing relative movement of the shoe and the cutters lengthwise of the shoe to tomove them into and out of trimming'relation to the sole of the shoe,'means for causing relative lengthwise movement of the shoe and the cutters to cause the cutters to trim portions of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and a pair of cams carried by the crease plate for controlling the position of the cutters transversely of the shoe during said relative lengthwise movement.

19. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support arranged to carry a shoe the heel seat portion of which is to be trimmed, a yoke pivoted to the frame of the machine,

a rotary cutter mounted in the yoke and ar ranged for engagement with the rear .portion of the heelseat of the sole of the shoe, and means for oscillating the yoke transversely of the shoe to cause the cutter to trim the surplus stock from the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe.

20. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having apair of cutters to trim the side portions of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe, a cutter to trim the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and means simultaneously to move the side cutters into trimming relation and the rear cutter out'of trimming relation.

21. A heel seat fitting machine havingfia pair of cutters to trim the side. portions of I the heel seat of the sole of a shoe, a third cutter to trim the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and gearing arranged simultaneously to move the side cutters lnto trimming relation and the rear cutter out of trimming relation and also simultaneous-- ly to move the side cutters out of trimming I relation and the rear cutter into trimming relation to the sole of the shoe. I

22. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, a pair of cutters arranged to trim the side portions of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, a cutter to trimthe rear portion of said heel seat, toggle mechanism connected to said cutters, and a lever for operating said toggle mechanism arranged to cause the rear cutter to move into operative position as the side cutters move into inoperative position relative to the sole of the shoe.

23. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a work support, a pair of rotary cutters mounted upon axes extending lengthwise of a shoeupon the support and movable transversely'of the shoe into and out of trimming position, the cutters and the work support being arranged for relative movementlengthwise of'the shoe to cause the cutters to trim the side portions of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and a pair of cams arranged to control the positions of the respective cutters transversely-of the shoe during said relative movement.

24. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support, and a rotary cutter with its.

rotation extending in the general diaxis of rec'tion-of. the length of'a shoe upon the support, and means for moving the work support lengthwise of the shoe to present to the cutter the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe upon the support.

25. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support, a cutter mounted for rotation upon an axis extending'in the general direction of the length of a shoe upon the support, means for-oscillating the cutter in a path extending substantially transversely of the shoe to cause the cutter to trim the surplus material from the rear portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and means for moving the cutter toward and from the sole of the shoe to bring it into and out of trimming relation thereto.

.26. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes havin a pair of rotary cutters each having a plura ity of successively acting cutting edges arranged to trim the opposite sides of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe, and means for moving the cutters simultaneously transversely of the soleof the shoe to bring them into and out of trimming relation to said sole. 1

27. A heel seat fitting machine having a pa1r of rotary milling cutters mounted upon substantially parallel axes, means for supporting a shoe inoperative relation to the cutters, and means for ope ating the cutters to cause them simultaneou 1y to make heel breast receiving cuts in the sole of a shoe.

28. A. heel seat fitting machine having a non-tapered, rotary cutter arranged to trim the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe, means for continuously rotating the cutter, and means for moving the cutter transversely of the'sole of ashoe during its continued rotation to bring it into and out of trimming relation to the sole'of the shoe.

29. A heel seat fitting machine having, a pair of non-tapered, milling cutters mounted upon substantially parallel axes, means for supporting a shoe in operative relation be-' tween the cutters, and means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them to make heel breast receiving cuts in the sole of a shoe.

30. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of cutters, means for rotating said outters, and means separate from the cutter rotating means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them to make heel breast receiving cuts in the sole of a shoe positioned between the cutters.

31. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support arranged to carry a shoe, a pair of rotary cutters, means for rotatmg said outters, and means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them simultaneous- 1y to enter the sole of a shoe from oppos te sides in position to make heel breast recelving cuts.

32. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support arranged to carry a shoe, a pair of cutters mounted for rotation about axes extending lengthwise of a shoe upon the support, means for continuously rotating saidcutters, and means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them simultaneously to enter the sole of a shoe from opposite sides to make heel breast rece1v1ng cuts.

33. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a crease plate arranged to support the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe, a pair of rotary cutters, means for rotating said cutters, and means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them to enter the material of the solo from opposite sides to make heel breast receiving cuts.

34. A heel seat fitting machine having, in

' combination, a work support, a crease plate arranged to support the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe upon the support, a pair of milling cutters mounted for rotation upon axes extending lengthwise of a shoe upon the support, and means for moving the cutters toward each other to cause them to enter the material of the sole of a shoe from opposite sides to make heel breast receiving cuts.

35. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the edge of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe during theheel seat fitting operation, said crease plate being made up of a plurality of sections, each section being adjustable substantially normally to theperiphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe and a lever connected to the crease plate sections and arranged when rocked to move said sect-ions.

36. A heel seat fittingmachine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the edge of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe substantially from one end of the heel breast line, around the rear of the heel seat to the other end of the heel breast line, during the heel seat fitting operation, said crease plate being-made up of a plurality of sections, crease plate sections at the opposite sides of the heel seat portion of the sole and a crease plate section at the rear being adjustable substantially normally to the periphery of said heel seat portion and manually operated means for adjusting said crease plate sections.

37. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease at the rear of the shoe, a slide in which the crease plate is mounted for rectilinear movement toward and from the position of the rand crease of the shoe to be operated upon, and a hand lever for moving the crease plate in the slide.

38'. A heel-seat fitting machine having a crease plate section, a slide in which the crease plate section is mounted for rectilinear movement toward and from the position of the rand creaseof the shoe to be operated upon, said slide being stationary relatively to the shoe being operated upon, and manually operable means for'moving the crease plate in the slide. I

39. A heel seat fitting machine having a work support, a crease plate made up of a pair of sections, one upon each side of a shoe, arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe upon the work support to support the margin of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe at the opposite edges of the heel seat and another section arranged to enter the rand crease at the rear of the shoe to support the rear portion of the sole, and means for moving said crease plate sections substantially normally of the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole toward and into the rand crease of the shoe upon the support.

40. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the marginal portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe during the heel seat fitting operation, a cam member, and a lever connected at one end to the crease plate and at the other end to the cam member to move the crease plate in or out as the cam member is moved.

41. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate made up of a pair of sections, one upon each side of a shoe to be operated upon, arranged toenter the rand crease of the shoe to support the margin of the heel seat portion of the sole at the opposite edges of the heel seat and another section arranged to enter the rand crease at the rear of the shoe to support the rear portion of the sole, and means for moving the crease plate sections which engage the opposite edges of the sole substantially in a straight line toward and into the rand crease of the shoe to be operated on. v

42. A heel seat fittmg mach ne having a crease plate made up of a plurality of sections arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and means for adjusting said plate SeCt10I1S substantially normally of the perlphery of the heel seat of the sole comprism a member having a series of cam slots an connections from each cam slot to one of the crease plate sections arranged to adjust the crease plate sections simultaneously in or out as may be desired, in accordance with the s1ze of the shoe to be operated upon.

43. A heel seat fittin machine havlng a crease plate made up 0 a plurality of sec tions arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the peripheral portlon of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe, and means for adjusting said crease plate sections substantially normally of the periphery of the heel seat of the sole comprising a d1sk having a series of cam slots, means for rotating said disk, and connections from each cam slot to one of the crease plate sect ons so as to adjust the crease plate sections s multaneously in or out as the d1sk is rotated,

' 44. A heel seat fitting machme having, In

combination, a work support, a cutter, means for moving the work support in a stralght line toward the cutter to cause thecutter to trim surplus material from the peripheryof the heel seat of the sole of the shoe upon the work support, a heel support connected to and movable with the work support, an abut ment (carried by the heel support and arran ed to en age one end of a heel, agage adjust ably car i'ied by the heel support for move into engagement with the other end of the heel, and a stop arranged in the path of movement of the gage to limit the movement of the work support toward the trimmlng means and thus to control the extent of the heel seat fitting operation.

45. A heel seat fitting machine having, in-

combination, a work support, a group of rotary cutters. means for moving the work support toward the cutters to cause the cutters to trim surplus materlal from the periphery of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe upon the work support, a heel support connected to and movable with the work support, an

abutment carried-by the heel support and arranged to engage one end of a heel, a gage adj ustably carried by the heel support for movement into engagementwith the other end of the heel, and a stop arranged in the path of movement of the gage to limit the movement of the work support toward the trlmmmg means and thus to control the extent of the heel seat fitting operation.

46. A heel seat fitting machine having, in

combination, means for trimming the peripheral portion of the heel seat of a shoe, a work support'arranged to carry the-shoe to be operated upon and movable toward and from the trimming means, a'heel support arranged to receive a heel similar to that which is to be attached to the shoe and to restrain lengthwise movement of the heel in one direction, a gage member adj ustably carried by the. work support and arranged for engagementwith the heel upon the support, and a stop positioned in the path of movement of said gage member to limit the movement of t e work. support tov ard the trimming means so as to control the forward extentof the trimming operation.

' 47. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, means for trimming the peripheral portion of the heel seat of a shoe, a work support arranged to carry the shoe to be operated upon and movable toward and from the trimming means, a heel support movable with the work support and arranged to receive a heel similar-to that which is to be attached to the shoe, a gage member adjustably carried by the work support and arranged for engagement with the heel upon the support, and a stop positioned in the path of movement of said gage member to limit the movement of the work support toward the trimming'means so as to control the extent of the trimming operation.

48. A heel seat fitting machine having. in combination, a jack having a pin arranged'to enter the thimble of a last, a rotary cutter arranged with its axis of rotation substantially parallel to the heel seat surface of the sole of a shoe on a last carried by the jack, means for rotating said cutter, and means for causing relative bodily movement of the jack and the cutter to cause the cutter to trim surplus stock from the heel seat of the sole of a shoe on the jack.

49. A heel seat fitting machine having. in combination, a substantially flat crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of" a slice, a rotary cutter having a plurality of'successively operating cutting edges arranged with its axis of rotation'substantially parallel to the heel seat surface of the sole of a shoe positioned by said crease plate, said cutter and crease plate being relatively positioned so that by relative movement of said shoe and the cutter along a path peripherally of the rear portion of the sole ofthe shoe the cut ter will trim" surplus stock from the rear portion of the sole of the shoe, and means for causing relative movement of the shoe and the cutter along apath peripherally of the rear portion of the sole of the shoe.

50. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to hold the shoe during the heel seat fitting operation, a cutter, means for causing relative movement of the III ' sition of the cutters cutter posite edges of the heel seat portion and the shoe to cause the cutter to trim surplus material from the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the shoe thus held, and a guide member carried by the crease plate to control said relative movement.

51'. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, a plurality of crease plates arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to grip the shoe during the heel seat fitting op eration, guide members carried by the crease plates, and means for trimming surplujsmaterial from the peripheral portion of the heel seat of the shoe thus gripped arranged for movement under the control of said guide members.

52. A crease plate for a heel seat fitting machine having a thin edge arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe and a guide sur face carried by said crease plate substantially parallel to said edge to control the fitting operation. a u

53. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of cutters arranged to operate one upon each of the opposite edges of the heel portion of a sole to trim surplus material therefrom. means for causing relative movement of the cutters widthwise of the sole, and means for causing relative movement of the cutters and the sole in the general direction of the length of the sole.

54. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of cutters, means for causing relative movement of the cutters and a shoe in the general direction of the length of the shoe to cause'the cutters to operate simultaneously upon the opposite edges of the heel portionof the sole of the shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, and a third cutter arranged for movement widthwise of the shoe to trim surplus material from the rear portion of the sole.

5 5. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of crease plates arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe to support the edge of i the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, a

pair of rotary cutters, means for rotating the cutters in opposite causing relative movement of the crease plates and the rotary cutters substantially lengthwise of the shoe thereby causing the cutters to trim surplus material from the opposite edges of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe.

56. A heel seat fitting machine having a pair of cutters arranged to operate upon opof a sole to trim surplus material therefrom, means for causing relative movement of the cutters and the sole in the general direction of the length of the sole. and means for'controlling the potransversely of the sole arranged to cause the cutters to follow the contour of the heel seat of the sole during said relative movement.

57 A heel seat fitting machine having, in

directions, and means for,

combination, a pair of cutters fortrimming surplus material from the opposite edges of the heel seat of the sole of a shoe a jack having a last-supporting pin, said jack being slidably mounted for movement into operative position between said cutters, and means for moving said jack and a shoe and last carried thereby toward and away from said cutters.

\ 58. A heel seat fitting machine having, in combination, l a work support arranged to carry a shoe to be operated upon, a pair of cutters arranged to operate on opposite sides of the heel seat of the sole of the shoe to trim surplus material therefrom, a rack connect- 59. A heel seat fitting machine having a support for a shoe, a rotary cutter having a plurality of cutting edges each having'a path of movement, as the cutter is rotated, extending through the substance of the sole of a shoe carried by said support between its tread surface and its attaching surface in a substantially oblique direction, and means for moving the cutter widthwise of the sole as the cutter operates on the sole.

60. A heel seat fitting machine having a crease plate arranged to enter the rand crease of the sole of a shoe to support the edge portion of the sole, a rotary cutter having a plurality of cutting edges arranged to operate successively upon the sole of a shoe to trim surplus material from a part of the periphery of the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe the rand crease of which is engaged by the crease plate and to form a heel breast receiving shoulder at the heel breast line of the sole of the shoe, and means for moving the cutter widthwise of the sole of a shoe during the performance of a part of the heel seat fit work support arranged to hold a shoe stationary while it is operated upon, a continuously rotated cutter, and means for moving the cutter substantially transversely of the. sole of the shoe at the heel-breast line to cause the cutter to form a heel-breast-receiving sgoulder at the breast line of the sole of the s 0e.

62. A heel-seat fitting'machi'ne having, in combination, a work support arranged to hold a shoe stationary while it is operated upon, a continuously rotated cutter having its axis of rotation extending in the general direction of the length of a shoe upon the work support, and means for moving the cutter transverselyof the sole of the shoe at its heel-breast line to cause the cutter to form of the a heel-breast-receiving shoulder at the breast line of the sole ofthe shoe. 7

63. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a work support arranged to be held stationary While a shoe mounted on the support is operated on, a crease plate .arranged to enter the rand crease of a shoe upon the support to support the marginal portion of the sole of the shoe and to protect the upper of the shoe from possible injury, a continuously rotated cutter, and means for moving the cutter substantially transversely sole of the shoe at the heel-breast line of the sole to cause the cutter to form a heelbreast-receiving shoulder at the heel-breast line of the sole.

64. A heel-seat fitting machine having, in combination, a work support arranged to hold a shoe stationary while the shoe is operated upon, a continuously rotatedcutter, means for moving the cutter substantially transversely of the sole of the shoe at its heelbreast line to cause the cutter to form a heelbreast-receiving shoulder at the breast line of the sole, and means for trimming surplus material from the rear portion of the sole.

65. A'heel-seat fitting machine having,'in combination, a work support arranged to hold a shoe stationary while the shoe is operated upon, acontinuously rotated cutter, means for moving the cutter substantially transversely of the sole of the shoe at its heelbreast line to cause the butter to form a heelbreast-receiving shoulder at the breast line of the sole, and a continuously rotated cutter arranged to remove surplus material from and to bevel the rear portion pf the sole.

66. A heel-seat fitting machine having a work support arranged tohold a shoe stationary while it is operated upon, a'continu- "work support arranged to hold a shoe stationary While it operated upon, a continuously rotated cutter, means for moving the cutter substantially transversely of the sole of a shoe on the support at the heel-breast line of the sole to form a l1eel-breast-receiving shoulder,'a gage member arranged to be moved into engagement with the heel which is to be attached to the shoe or another heel like that heel, and connections between the gage member and the cutter arranged to control. the relative position of the cutter and the shoe lengthwise of the shoe to cause the heel-breast-receiving shoulder to be located at the correct position lengthwise of the shoe.

In testimony whereof I name to this specification.

RICHARD F. JOYCE.

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